Hong Kong - Eighteen of the 20 people, injured when a South African Airways (SAA) flight experienced severe turbulence, have been discharged from hospital. “SAA would like to advise that 18 of the 20 people injured whilst on board SA286 from Johannesburg to Hong Kong…
Cape Town – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has announced that she will meet with the National Union of Metalworkers SA (Numsa) and the metal and engineering industry in a bid to ensure the strike does not drag out for longer. The minister said she wanted…
Dit bly ‘n kwaal van die ANC en die regering van Suid-Afrika om apartheid die skuld te gee vir alles wat in die land verkeerd gaan en om in ontkenning te leef oor probleme wat daar wel is, sê dr. Pieter Groenewald, die VF Plus…
Parool-aansoeke, soos dié van Eugene de Kock, moet op meriete behandel word en moet nie politieke besluite wees nie, sê dr. Pieter Groenewald, die VF Plus se hoofwoordvoerder oor Korrektiewe Dienste. Dr. Groenewald sê ‘n man soos De Kock, wat duidelik ‘n politieke gevangene is,…
‘n Holistiese vervoerplan is uiteindelik nodig om aan Suid-Afrika se behoeftes te voldoen aangesien openbare vervoer steeds baie gebrekkig is en sonder behoorlike planne deurgevoer word, sê adv. Anton Alberts, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder oor vervoer. Volgens adv. Alberts is ‘n goeie voorbeeld…
Toespraak: Begrotingsposdebat vir die Department van Mineralebronne: 15 Julie 2014 Dit is kommerwekkend dat die regering reeds sy lippe aflek vir die ontginning van skaliegas sonder dat die gevestigde minerale-industrie se probleme behoorlik behandel is, sê adv. Anton Alberts, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder…
Fortaleza - The emerging-market bloc of BRICS on Tuesday announced plans that will see the envisaged Development Bank being based in Shanghai, China. Plans are also in progress for a Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA). The five members of the group -- Brazil, Russia, India, China…
Fortaleza - Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Jacob Zuma have held talks on broader bilateral cooperation that could be given a new impulse after the South African elections. Starting the negotiations, President Putin congratulated President Zuma on his victory at the elections…
Pretoria- The Department of Mineral Resources is in negotiations with the Department of Science and Technology with regards to the future of issuing licenses for shale gas exploration, Mineral Resources Minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, said on Tuesday. “We are in negotiations with the Department of Science…
The peaceful passing of Ms Nadine Gordimer on Sunday has given us pause to think of the many bright lights in the creative field of South Africa who used their talents to point out the need for social change and to push for political freedom.…